35U NOTES ON BUITISH FOREST TREES. 



Sail. — A deep, thoroughly fresh if not moist, fertile soil. 

 The small leaved lime-tree is somewhat less exacting as 

 regards hoth climate and soil. 



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When grown in the open, the lime-tree forms a fairlv tall 

 tree with side branches coming low down the stem. In 

 crowded woods it develops a tall cylindrical stem, with the 

 crown reduced to its upper part. The root system is deep 

 going. It is of quick height growth during youth, subse- 

 quently similar to beech, reachmg about the same height. It 

 attains a large diameter and a very great age. 



c. Ii('iiru(luilii'i' I'dirir. 



The lime-tree commences producing full crops of seed after 

 the age of 30 years, and they occur about every other year, 

 showing a fair reproduction by seed. Reproduction from the 

 stool is excellent, and the stools last a long time. 



f. ('Ii(iii(rlcr ami Cuinpiislllun nf Wands. 



The lime-tree is, owing to its dense foliage, well suited for 

 pure woods, but, as the timber is of inferior (juality, it is not 

 so grown, except in some parts of Xorth-Eastern Europe (the 

 small leaved species). As a rule it is found mixed with other 

 broad leaved trees. 



J. SijIrkuUuial Suslvnis. 



High forest, and coppice either simple or under standards 

 of other species. It makes a good soil protection wood, and is 

 also pollarded. 



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As the seed rarely ripens in Jiritain, it is generally 

 jjropagated by layers (see page 221), but also by seed 

 obtained from the Continent. The seed ripens in October, 

 the small leaved species one to two weeks later than the 



